Hi, Ansgar Burchardt <ans...@debian.org> writes: > How about renaming CD1 to "GNOME CD1" and make the minimal installers > prompt which desktop to install? That is no longer having a default > desktop. > > The downside would be that one download link would no longer be > enough.
By now I no longer think this is really worth much. There shouldn't be more unclear options when people want to download Debian. I also don't think changing the default desktop to XFCE is a good idea: there is the accessibility issue Lucas mentioned[1] and another mail indicating that XFCE is short of maintainers[2]. The default desktop should in my opinion really be a well maintained one. [1] <http://lists.debian.org/20131024163152.gb20...@xanadu.blop.info> [2] <http://lists.debian.org/ca+k2i_1y-rf2433hhdqnd0dzywtv3f-5vnyecb6drofcq3_...@mail.gmail.com> Finally this seems to be the wrong time and/or place to discuss these changes. Both this thread and the "systemd effectively mandatory now due to GNOME"[3] look like a train wreck to me where any constructive critique will be lost by now. I'm wondering if [4] is related as quite a lot of people complaining about GNOME depending on systemd state they don't even use it (and thus aren't affected anyway). [3] <http://lists.debian.org/1382560241.6924.6.ca...@heisenberg.scientia.net> [4] <http://xkcd.com/386/> Ansgar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87li1h8wf6....@eisei.43-1.org
